Would I regret buying the Mac Mini M2 (8GB version)?

[AVBeatMan]

I'm a light user. Going with the base 8GB RAM. If I get into any problems I'll just sell and upgrade the RAM. People shouldn't think of keeping stuff for 3, 5, 10 years. Things change. If 8GB Ram ain't working for you just sell and upgrade.

 

[fricotin]

I am still using every day my 2012 mini with 16GB RAM. Waiting for the M4...

 

[Bazza1]

No.
Cruising the internet (with lots of tabs open), streaming (including Zoom / Zoom-like meetings), document creation of all kinds, photo and video manipulation and multiple apps open and switching between - and nary a beachball here.

More RAM is always good, but unless you're planning on building games, go full Garageband in a music studio or are working for Pixar, I think 'regret' won't be an issue. Unless you consider the regret for paying for overkill - and realizing you'll not really recoup the expense when / if you eventually trade it in.

 

[gino4lyfe94]

I'm a light user. Going with the base 8GB RAM. If I get into any problems I'll just sell and upgrade the RAM. People shouldn't think of keeping stuff for 3, 5, 10 years. Things change. If 8GB Ram ain't working for you just sell and upgrade.

Any update? How is it running?

 

[AVBeatMan]

Any update? How is it running?

Ended up not buying. Just hooking up my MBP to my monitor.

 

[gino4lyfe94]

Ended up not buying. Just hooking up my MBP to my monitor.

Do you regret it or still want to get a MM?

 

[AVBeatMan]

Do you regret it or still want to get a MM?

Still thinking about it. Don't really need it but open to persuasion

 

[gino4lyfe94]

Still thinking about it. Don't really need it but open to persuasion

I’m in a tough predicament myself regard getting on or more on which one to get

 

[eRondeau]

I recently rewatched the original M1 introduction keynote from November 2020 and some of the early YouTube reviews of the first products using it. Several said this new System-on-a-Chip was a "paradigm shift" in CPU architecture that made previous benchmarks meaningless. The biggest problem with paradigm shifts is that often the users' understanding won't shift along with them. While I'm not necessarily defending 8GB/256GB as a reasonable standard in 2024, a minimum-spec Apple M CPU is far more capable than any Intel i5 or i7. My "base" 8GB/256GB M1 Mac Mini (used as my main computer) continues to be fast & responsive and still makes me happy every time I use it.